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                  <p class="p_Heading1"><span class="f_Heading1">The Tasks Pane Window</span></p>



  
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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Tasks Pane</span><span class="f_BodyText"> window provides access to a range of context-specific help topics, online resources and Enterprise Architect facilities to give you quick access to information and facilities in areas of interest in Enterprise Architect. When you first open Enterprise Architect, the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Tasks Pane</span><span class="f_BodyText"> automatically displays on the right of the screen.</span></p>
<p class="p_TextIndentedL2"><img src="instant.png" width="204" height="282" border="0" alt="Instant"></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Tasks Pane</span><span class="f_BodyText"> has several topic areas such as:</span></p>
<ul style="text-indent: 0px; margin-left: 30px; list-style-position: outside;">
<li><span class="f_UIControl">Getting Started</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> </span></li>
<li><span class="f_UIControl">Managing Requirements</span></li>
<li><span class="f_UIControl">Debug and Profile</span></li>
<li><span class="f_UIControl">Code Engineering</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1">.</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The list of topic areas varies, and can include topics specific to any <a href="mdgtechnologies.htm">MDG Technologies</a> being used with Enterprise Architect.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To switch between the topic areas, either:</span></p>
<ul style="text-indent: 0px; margin-left: 30px; list-style-position: outside;">
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">More Tasks</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> option in the toolbar and select the required area from the list, or</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Click on the left or right arrow buttons in the toolbar.</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The 'Home' icon returns you to the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Getting Started</span><span class="f_BodyText"> topic area.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Tasks Pane Contents</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The Tasks Pane provides several types of information and resources. Click on a:</span></p>
<ul style="text-indent: 0px; margin-left: 30px; list-style-position: outside;">
<li><img src="newhelp.png" width="16" height="17" border="0" alt="NewHelp"><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> icon to open appropriate topics from the Enterprise Architect Help file</span></li>
<li><img src="tasksurlicon.png" width="20" height="20" border="0" alt="TasksURLIcon"><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> icon to open web pages or documents on the Sparx Systems web site</span></li>
<li><img src="tasksmanicon.png" width="22" height="20" border="0" alt="TasksManIcon"><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> icon to begin Enterprise Architect tasks appropriate to the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Tasks Pane</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> topic area; you must be in an appropriate functional area of Enterprise Architect in order for these tasks to function, such as in an open diagram</span></li>
<li><img src="tasksexternalicon.png" width="18" height="17" border="0" alt="TasksExternalIcon"><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> icon to begin Add-In tasks appropriate to the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Tasks Pane</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> topic area; you must be in an appropriate functional area in order for these tasks to function</span></li>
<li><img src="tasksviewicon.png" width="18" height="18" border="0" alt="TasksViewIcon"><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> icon to open report facilities to provide information or data collation tools</span></li>
<li><img src="tasksmovieicon.png" width="18" height="20" border="0" alt="TasksMovieIcon"><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> icon to start demonstrations of Enterprise Architect functions in action.</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The selected information, web page or demonstration displays on a </span><span class="f_UIControl">Browser</span><span class="f_BodyText"> tab in the main view, or the appropriate task or report window opens.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">If you close the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Tasks Pane </span><span class="f_BodyText">window, to access it again:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">From any Enterprise Architect screen, press </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[9]</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">View | Tasks Pane</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> menu option, or</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">From the main menu/toolbar banner at the top of the Enterprise Architect screen, right-click to display the context menu and select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Tasks Pane</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> option.</span></li>
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